Customer Service Midterm Flashcards
What are the 5 needs of every customer?
- Service»_space; Appropriate for the level of purchase
- Price»_space; Is the product worth the price?
- Quality»_space; Durable and functional
- Action»_space; Are questions answered promptly? Help line?
- Appreciation»_space; Need to know that their business is appreciated.
What does customer service mean to you?
Consistent, reliable, comparable, satisfying customers, the customer is not always right, quick service, immediate action, responsive, pleasant, approachable, honest, authentic, I feel I am heard.
What is the definition of customer service?
An organization’s ability to constantly and consistently exceed the customers’ expectations.
What are the 7 P’s of Phone Etiquette
- Prepared
- Present
- Polite
- Patient
- Personable
- Professional
- Proactive
What is exceeding expectations?
Providing more information to your questions, engaged (e.g. eye contact, standing, no barriers, smiling), positive, non-judgemental, going beyond what you can and cannot do, knowledgeable, fast response, visuals, associate (e.g. adapts, speaks another language)
Why should we focus on customer service?
- Most people don’t know how to provide outstanding customer service
- Everyone talks about how important customer service is to their business
What are the determinants of consumer behaviour?
- the number of buyers
- tastes and preferences
- income
- expectations of future changes in prices, income and availability of goods
- prices of related goods
What is consumer behaviour?
Sport and event consumer behaviour (SECB) is the process involved when individuals select, purchase, use and dispose of sport and sport event-related products and services to satisfy needs and receive benefits.
What are the 3 steps in the consumer decision-making sequence? Describe all 3.
- Inputs
> External forces: sociological influences, marketing activities - Internal Processing
> Internal forces: motivation, personality, perception, learning, memory - Outputs
> Psychological: attitude formation. Behavioural: frequency and complexity.
What are the 3 consumer needs and motivations?
Participant motivation
Spectator motivation
Participant and Spectator markets
What is participant motivation?
The 3 key motives:
- achievement (e.g. ribbons, trophies, medals, MVP awards, etc.)
- social (e.g. getting to know others, socialize)
- mastery (e.g. skill development, learning, personal challenge)
What is spectator motivation?
- different reasons for watching and participating
- spectator motives vary considerably
> diversion
> eustress (meaning: moderate or normal psychological distress, interpreted as being beneficial)
What are consumer perceptions?
- perceiving sport as meeting a particular need or motive
- people tend to act and react based on perceptions
- the process by which a person selects, organizes and interprets stimuli to create a meaningful picture of the world
What are the seven C’s of customer relationship management?
- Customer Centricity
- Company Culture
- Customer Experience
- Customer Data
- Customer Journey
- Consumer Experience
- Consumer Expectation
What is the cost of losing a customer?
- increased expectations of customers
- the high cost of losing customers
- it takes little effort to lose a customer (e.g neglecting their concerns, disrespecting them, failing to follow through with results)